PE_DETNAT.A
Virus:Win32/Detnat.B (Microsoft); W32/Detnat.b (McAfee); W32.Detnat (Symantec); Worm.Win32.Detnat.a (Kaspersky); ERROR (Sunbelt); Trojan horse PSW.Generic.WHL (AVG)
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
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Threat Type: File infector
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This file infector arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Dropping Routine
This file infector drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AA0000000001}\setup.exe
- %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
- %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
- %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
- %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.. %Program Files% is the default Program Files folder, usually C:\Program Files in Windows 2000, Server 2003, and XP (32-bit), Vista (32-bit), and 7 (32-bit), or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows XP (64-bit), Vista (64-bit), and 7 (64-bit).)
Other Details
This file infector connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- http://www.{BLOCKED}ace.com/bbs/img/bbs.wos
- http://www.{BLOCKED}8.com/images/1.wos
This report is generated via an automated analysis system.
SOLUTION
Step 1
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 2
Search and delete these components
- %User Profile%\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AA0000000001}\setup.exe
- %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
- %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
- %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
- %Program Files%\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
Step 3
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to clean files detected as PE_DETNAT.A. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.
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